The presence of Russian Wagner paramilitary troops near the Polish border has sent the country's prime minister into a panic, while on the campaign trail. But are worries about the presence of a mere 100 mercenaries justified or is it somehow part of Mateusz Morawiecki's scare tactics, as in 2015?
The United Kingdom has been forced to delay its plans to proscribe Wagner PMC as a terrorist organization as it is now under the full authority of the Russian military and is not a private army, The Times reported on July 30.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has raised concerns over the movement of Russian Wagner mercenary company fighters towards the Suwalki Gap, saying it could be step towards a potential hybrid attack on Poland’s territory.
The Belarusian self-proclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko's claims about the desire of Wagner PMC mercenaries to attack Poland are transparent psychological operations (PSYOP), Defense Intelligence of Ukraine representative, Andriy Yusov, said on national television on July 25.